♥ v2

[screwthatnoise]

A cold, delicate hand grabs yours and pulls. It pulls, and it pulls... there's a sense of urgency in this icy grasp, as well as a trace of reluctance. Abruptly the hand let's go, right as your vision fades to black, and for a brief moment, only a brief moment, your senses disappear. There's only the eerie sensation of weightlessness before your feet are settled back on solid ground again.

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Re: trauma center...

[screwthatnoise]

The hand let's go!

Zwei's laughter continues.

"Hahaha! I'm so excited to meet you two that I've become willing to help! But first, a tip: the trapdoor is outside this room. And from there, you can come over to my theatre and then put on a show for me!"

Re: trauma center...

[copyking]

[ glaring at... nothing ... ]

We'll be there in a second. The only one who'll put on a show is you.

Re: trauma center...

[selfdefeater]

-- Yeah. We're not scared of you.

[ WE ... HEADING OUT NOW ... ?? ]

Re: trauma center...

[screwthatnoise]

YOU HEAD OUT. And further to the side there is an unopened trapdoor—but a helpful, shadowy hand pulls it open for you.

"Go ahead. Climb down... ♥"

Re: trauma center...

[copyking]

[ well going to check out that trapdoor then ]

...ready?

Re: trauma center...

[selfdefeater]

... yeah ...

[ "ready". ish.

leans over to check out that trapdoor ]

Re: trauma center...

[copyking]

[ reaching for the ledder then, teeentativelyy ]

Re: trauma center...

[screwthatnoise]

You feel the edge of something cold and sharp.

And from further down this hole you might catch the sound of countless whispers, as well as the sloshing of water.

Re: trauma center...

[copyking]

[ ---- retreating his hand ]

I don't think the ledder is safe at all. It might be blades or something ...

but there's water below.

Re: trauma center...

[selfdefeater]

The ladder is blades ... ?

[


THINKS

starts wrapping up his palm in the bandages ]

Re: trauma center...

[copyking]

—What are you trying to do?

Re: trauma center...

[selfdefeater]

Getting something on my hands. So we can climb the ladder ... ?

Unless you wanna jump.

Re: trauma center...

[copyking]

... That's not a bad idea, but what if we slip up and end up cutting our legs?

Re: trauma center...

[selfdefeater]

We don't slip.

Re: trauma center...

[copyking]

... Okay. Let's try that.

Re: trauma center...

[selfdefeater]

Alright.

[ FINISHING UP HIS HANDS -- the broken one done up a bit more loosely -- and handing the roll to Kise ]

Re: trauma center...

[copyking]

[ taking it and fumbling around but it sure is hard to do this with one hand burnt ]

Ouchouchouch!!

Re: trauma center...

[selfdefeater]

Hey --

[ ... GRABS THAT OINTMENT, trying to grab Kise's wrist so he can put some on that hand ]

Re: trauma center...

[copyking]

Ah!! It stings!!

Re: trauma center...

[selfdefeater]

Better than nothing.

[ rubs that in well ]

... We should put some -- on your face, too.

Re: trauma center...

[copyking]

[ rrright. glancing away and then just finishing putting up the bandages ]

Forget it, let's go.

Re: trauma center...

[selfdefeater]

[ ... huffs, before pulling away, heading back for the ladder ]

Re: trauma center...

[screwthatnoise]

The climb isn't difficult. In fact, the knife has handles you can grab onto, though relying on them in your current state would have been a Bad Idea. Thank goodness for the bandages on your hands.

It's a very brief climb to a place much darker than this.